Restricted Site
Cape Crozier is within a restricted area and permission is required to visit it. It is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest classified by SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research). Cape Crozier is home to one of the largest Adelie Penguins colonies in the world (~150,000 breeding pairs), a smaller Emperor Penguin colony (~600 breeding pairs), and one of the largest South Polar Skua colonies in the world (~1,000 breeding pairs). It also hosts several rare species of lichens.
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